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She said if the total reached 100,000, it could be debated in Parliament.

At the time of writing, the total stands at 5,300 signatures.

She said: "An age-old funding formula used by central government allocates money based on length of roads within the county but totally ignores the huge volume of traffic.

"This anachronistic funding formula needs to be challenged, and the petition is the best hope that the people of Surrey have to change it - so it needs as many signatures as possible.

"With over 100,000 and it will be considered for debate in Parliament - and should at the very least raise the Government’s awareness of the level of discontent in the general public who use Surrey’s roads.

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"Surrey County Council has so little money that our roads will continue to deteriorate unless something major is done to change the funding formula.

"This petition gives the people who live, work and commute through Surrey a unique opportunity to make their voices heard through this petition, and get more money for Surrey’s roads each and every year.

"There are sadly still only about 5000 signatures on this petition for fairer funding which has been online for a month.

"I think this is the last chance saloon for sorting out Surrey’s pothole problems, and not a time for apathy."